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China's vice premier promised Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook that the country would boost intellectual property protection, state media said on Wednesday, in Cook's second day of meetings in the company's biggest potential market.

China's vice premier promised Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook that the country would boost intellectual property protection, state media said on Wednesday, in Cook's second day of meetings in the company's biggest potential market.

Following the arrest of the members of the notorious hacker group LulzSec earlier this month, it was thought that the group had wound up its show. But now it seems that it was just a temporary call-off as the hacker group has apparently taken a rebirth as LulzSecReborn and broken into two websites.

Apple Inc will email all buyers of its new iPad in Australia to offer them a refund, a lawyer for the company said on Wednesday, after the nation's consumer watchdog accused it of misleading advertising over one key aspect of the product.

Nokia said on Wednesday it would start to sell its new range of smartphones using Microsoft's Windows Phone software in China from April through China Telecom, the third-largest operator in the country.

Fans of the Mass Effect franchise who were disappointed in the new title's ending have found many outlets for their anger at Bioware and the game developers who they say phoned in the ending to the video game space-opera.

If the rumors are true, the Samsung Galaxy S3 will pack a 4.65-inch display with 720p high-definition resolution. The Galaxy series from Samsung has been known for its stunning visual displays, so most expect the latest device to be no different. The HTC One X runs on a 1.5GHz quad-core processor and 1GB of RAM, which is slightly less than the hardware that the Samsung Galaxy S3 is rumored to be running on. The HTC One X also has 1GB of RAM.

Netflix has not released a Facebook app in the U.S. because of a privacy law called the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) that prevents video renters from publishing customer's rental records.

An article published on pcmagazine.com on March 26 covered Anonymous's involvement in Lori Handrahan's efforts to save her daughter Mila, who she claims is being physically and sexually abused by her ex-husband Igor Malenko. The custody battle, which has been going for three years, may not be as clear-cut as Handrahan presents it.

The epic Harry Potter book series is finally available in E-book format and can be purchased from J.K. Rowling's new Pottermore online bookstore.

Apple Inc, Sony Corp and four other companies were sued by Graphics Properties Holdings Inc, formerly known as Silicon Graphics Inc, for allegedly infringing a patent through their sale of mobile phones and other electronic devices.

Amazon.com Inc and Barnes & Noble Inc unveiled Harry Potter e-books on Tuesday in deals that suggest the companies made big concessions with author J.K. Rowling for electronic access to the hit series.

The highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S2 Ice Cream Sandwich update has reached the U.K, with the )2 operating service announcing the rollout on their Twitter account.

Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook has jetted into China for talks with government officials as he seeks to clear up a pile of problems in the firm's biggest growth market, from its contested iPad trademark to treatment of local labor.

Australia's competition regulator is on the crackdown against Apple's new iPad, claiming the tablet misleads customers with its '4G LTE' label -- a feature that is not supported by Australia's 3G broadband frequency.

Most of the world is interconnected thanks to email and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, according to a new poll released on Tuesday.

Angry Birds maker Rovio said on Tuesday it had bought Futuremark Games Studio, the gaming arm of Finnish benchmarking software firm Futuremark, for an undisclosed sum.

Apple's hot-selling new iPad hit a hurdle in Australia on Tuesday as the country's consumer affairs regulator accused the company of misleading promotions.

Sony Corp CEO Kazuo Hirai signaled his determination to turn around the group's ailing TV business by keeping direct charge of the division, as the Japanese brand fights to regain ground against rivals such as Apple.

Sharp Corp <6753.T> will announce a tie-up with Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry <2317.TW> on Tuesday that would include the sale of part of its loss-making major factory in western Japan, the Nikkei business daily reported.

Australia's consumer affairs regulator on Tuesday said it will file a motion with an Australian court against Apple Inc charging that it is misleading consumers with its promotion for its new iPad.

Norway's Telenor ASA, whose India joint venture is among companies that are set to lose their telecoms licenses, has served a notice to the Indian government, claiming damages of nearly $14 billion, the Times of India reported on Tuesday.

Microsoft Corp claimed a victory in efforts to combat online banking fraud, saying it had confiscated several servers used to steal login names and passwords, disrupting some of the world's most sophisticated cybercrime rings.

U.S. tech giants Hewlett Packard and Oracle on Monday both sought pretrial wins in their bitter legal battle over whether Oracle can end support for Itanium, a heavy-duty microprocessor.

When it comes to Apple, investors could become victims of their own success.

HTC will release its second iteration of the aptly named Titan April 8, and the new Titan II LTE for AT&T will feature a huge 16 megapixel camera along with its giant 4.7-inch screen.

BMW has recalled 1.3 million cars worldwide due to a battery cable cover problem, which could potentially cause a fire, according to the premium car manufacturer.

AT&T has finally confirmed that the Nokia Lumia 900 will be released on April.8, priced at $99 with a two year contract.

A Japanese man has asked Google to suspend its autocomplete feature on the basis that the function is an invasion of his privacy and cost him his job.